§ 5-27-610 — Unlawful doxxing of minor on social media platform

(a) As used in this section: (1) "Communication" means the electronic communication of information of a person's choosing between or among points specified by the person without change in the form of the content of the information as sent and received; (2) "Doxxes" means to publish private or identifying information about a particular person on social media with malicious purpose; and (3) "Social media platform" means a website or computer application designed to facilitate communication between one (1) or more persons. (b) A person commits the offense of doxxing of a minor on a social media platform if: (1) The person knowingly doxxes or transmits, sends, or posts a communication concerning a minor to a social media platform with the purpose to frighten, coerce, intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass the minor; and (2) The communication causes the minor to be in reasonable fear of physical injury. (c) (1) Doxxing of a minor on a social media platform is a: (A) Class B felony if: (i) Death of the minor occurs due to the offense; or (ii) Monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more; (B) Class C felony if: (i) Physical injury occurs to the minor due to the offense; or (ii) Monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more but less than one million dollars ($1,000,000); or (C) Class D felony if monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is five hundred dollars ($500) or more but less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). (2) Otherwise, doxxing of a minor on a social media platform is a Class A misdemeanor.

Legislative History

Added by Act 2021, No. 375,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.